Second Cup: Why we procrastinate

Before Breakfast

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Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 11 May 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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This week's episodes are about putting things off — including why we all do it.

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0:00.0	Hey Girlfriends, it's me Carol Fisher back with another season of the global number one
0:05.7	podcast the Girlfriends. Last time we investigated the murder of Gail Katz. This time
0:12.0	we're uncovering the identity of the woman who was buried in
0:15.2	Gail's grave for a decade before she disappeared.
0:18.6	Join me and the rest of the club as we tell her story.
0:22.0	Listen to season two of the girlfriends,
0:24.2	our lost sister on the I Heart Radio app,
0:26.9	Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
0:30.0	Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.
0:37.0	Good morning. This is Laura.
0:41.0	Welcome to the Before Breakfast Podcast.
0:43.0	For the next five episodes, I'll be talking about the topic of procrastination.
0:48.0	Today, we're talking about what procrastination is and why we put things off.
0:54.5	Over the next few days, we'll look at strategies for making progress, even if we do feel
0:58.8	resistance.
0:59.8	Finally, we'll talk about when that resistance is a good thing, because procrastination is actually
1:05.5	our intuition's way of teaching us something important.
1:09.8	But first, a definition. Prorastination means putting something off,
1:15.0	even knowing will be worse off because of the delay.
1:18.0	Sometimes delays don't matter, or are even wise.
1:22.0	If you put off checking email because you need to help a colleague
1:25.6	who's really struggling with a project, you are choosing well. If you put off
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